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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201811.0265.v1

How to Explain and Predict the Shape Parameter of the Generalized Extreme Value Distribution of Streamflow Extremes Using a Big Dataset

Hristos Tyralis, Georgia Papacharalampous, Sarintip Tantanee

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: CAMELS; flood frequency; hydrological signatures; extreme value theory; random forests; spatial modelling

Online: 12 November 2018 (04:59:22 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201708.0035.v1

Land Use Regression Modeling of Outdoor Noise Exposure in Informal Settlements in Western Cape, South Africa

Chloé Sieber, Martina S. Ragettli, Mark Brink, Olaniyan Toyib, Roslyn Baatjies, Apolline Saucy, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Mohamed Aqiel Dalvie, Martin Röösli

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: noise measurement; road traffic noise; neighborhood noise; informal settings; developing country; South Africa.

Online: 9 August 2017 (06:03:00 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201810.0127.v1

The Origin of the Information System in the RNA/Protein World: A Simulation Model of the Evolution of Translation and the Genetic Code

Sankar Chatterjee, Surya Yadav

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: hierarchical origin of life; RNA/protein world; biological information system; translation and the genetic code; coevolution of translation machine and the genetic code; MVC architecture pattern and biological information; AnyLogic software for computer simulation of translation machine

Online: 8 October 2018 (05:33:22 CEST)

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The Late Heavy Bombardment Period (4.1 to 3.8 billion years ago) of heightened impact cratering activity on young Earth is likely the driving force for the origin of life. During the Eoarchean, asteroids such as carbonaceous chondrites delivered the building blocks of life and water to early Earth. Asteroid collisions created innumerable hydrothermal crater lakes in the Eoarchean crust which inadvertently became the perfect cradle for prebiotic chemistry. These hydrothermal crater lakes were filled with cosmic water and the building blocks of life. forming a thick prebiotic soup. The unique combination of exogenous delivery of extraterrestrial building blocks of life, and the endogenous biosynthesis in hydrothermal impact crater lakes very likely gave rise to life. A new symbiotic model for the origin of life within the hydrothermal crater lakes is here proposed. In this scenario, life arose around four billion years ago through five hierarchical stages of increasing molecular complexity: cosmic, geologic, chemical, information, and biological. During the prebiotic synthesis, membranes first appeared in the hydrothermal crater lakes, followed by the simultaneous origin of RNA and protein molecules, creating the RNA/protein world. These proteins were noncoded protein enzymes that facilitated chemical reactions. RNA molecules formed in the hydrothermal crater basin by polymerization of the nucleotides on the montmorillonite mineral substrate. Similarly, the initial synthesis of abiotic protein enzymes was mediated by the condensation of amino acids on pyrite surfaces. The regular wet-dry cycles within the crater lakes assisted further concentration, condensation, and polymerization of the RNAs and proteins. Lipid membranes randomly encapsulated amino acids, RNA, and protein molecules from the prebiotic soup to initiate a molecular symbiosis inside the protocells, this led to the hierarchical emergence of several cell components. As the role of protein enzymes became essential for catalytic process in the RNA/protein world, Darwinian selection from noncoded to coded protein synthesis led to translation systems and the genetic code, heralding the information stage. In this stage, the biochemical pathways suggest the successive emergence of translation machineries such as tRNAs, aaRS, mRNAs, and of ribosomes for protein synthesis. The molecular attraction between tRNA and amino acid led to the emergence of translation machinery and the genetic code. tRNA is an ancient molecule that created mRNA for the purpose of storing amino acid information like a digital strip. Each mRNA strand became the storage device for genetic information that encoded the amino acid sequences in triplet nucleotides. As information became available in the digital languages of the codon within mRNA, biosynthesis became less random and more organized and directional. The original translation machinery was simpler before the emergence of the ribosome than that of today. We review three main concepts on the origin and evolution of the genetic code: the stereochemical theory, the coevolution theory, and adaptive theory. We believe that these three theories are not mutually exclusive, but are compatible with our coevolution model of translations machines and the genetic code. We suggest biosynthetic pathways as the origin of the translation machine that provided the framework for the origin of the genetic code. During translation, the genetic code developed in three stages coincident with the refinement of the translation machinery: GNC code with four codons and four amino acids during interactions of pre-tRNA/pre-aaRS /pre-mRNA, SNS code consisting of 16 codons and 10 amino acids appeared during the tRNA/aaRS/mRNA interaction, and finally the universal genetic code evolved with the emergence of the tRNA/aaRS/mRNA/ribosome machine. The universal code consists of 64 codons and 20 amino acids, with a redundancy that minimizes errors in translation. To address the question of the origin of the biological information system in the RNA/protein world, we converted letter codons into numerical codons in the Universal Genetic Code Table. We developed a software called CATI (Codon-Amino Acid-Translator-Imitator) to translate randomly chosen numerical codons into corresponding amino acids and vice versa, gaining insight into how translation might have worked in the RNA/protein world. We simulated the likely biochemical pathways for the origin of translation and the genetic code using the Model-View-Controller (MVC) software framework, and the translation machinery step-by-step. We used AnyLogic software to simulate and visualize the evolution of the translation machines and the genetic code. We conclude that the emergence of the information age from the RNA/protein world was a watershed event in the origin of life about four billion years ago.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201807.0144.v1

Extension of Space Syntax Methods to Generic Urban Variables

Roberto D'Autilia, Marco Spada

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: space syntax; graph theory; city

Online: 9 July 2018 (13:35:05 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201712.0057.v1

Relative Weighted Feature Space for Dimensionality Reduction and Classification of Hyperspectral Images

Seyyed Ali Ahmadi, Nasser Mehrshad, Seyyed Mohammad Razavi

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: dimension reduction; feature extraction; hyperspectral image; weighted feature space; low rank representation; spectral clustering

Online: 11 December 2017 (06:55:22 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201712.0201.v1

A Heterogeneous Distributed Virtual Geographic Environment for Crowd Evacuation Experiments

Shen Shen, Jianhua Gong, Jianming Liang, Wenhang Li, Dong Zhang, Lin Huang, Guoyong Zhang

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: virtual geographic environment; virtual geographic experiment; virtual reality; VRGIS; heterogeneous distributed clients

Online: 30 December 2017 (14:43:41 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201801.0293.v1

A Preliminary Study on Dimension-Reduction Algorithm for Variational Methods in Three Dimensions

Xuan Chen

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: 3D-Var; matrix; dimension-reduction algorithm

Online: 1 February 2018 (14:37:58 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201804.0338.v1

Quality Assessment of Crowdsourced Data (CSD) Using Semantics and Geographical Information Retrieval (GIR) Techniques

Saman Koswatte, Kevin McDougall, Xiaoye Liu

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: crowdsourced data; relevance; semantics; geographic information retrieval; natural language processing

Online: 26 April 2018 (10:19:02 CEST)

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Working Paper REVIEW

Periodicity in Volcanic Plumes: A Review and Analysis

Tom D. Pering, Tehnuka Ilanko, Emma J. Liu

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Volcanic plumes; Periodicity; Basaltic volcanism; Passive degassing; Fluid dynamics

Online: 19 July 2019 (10:38:28 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202004.0370.v1

Development of Worldwide Tsunami Hazard Map for Evacuation Planning and Rescue Operations

Jais Jose, E. Yuvaraj, S. Aswin, Arjun Suresh

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: tsunami hazard map; maps API; HTML; JavaScript; JQuery

Online: 20 April 2020 (16:07:13 CEST)

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Preprint ESSAY | doi:10.20944/preprints201810.0102.v1

What if the ‘Anthropocene’ is not Formalised as a New Geological Series/Epoch?

Valenti Rull

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Anthropocene, series/epoch, chronostratigraphic units, formalization, Anthropocene Working Group

Online: 5 October 2018 (14:59:27 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201902.0171.v1

Volunteered Geographical Information and Digital Social Networks applied to Tourism Dynamics in the “Alta and University of Coimbra” (UNESCO world Heritage Site)

José Santos, Liliana Azevedo, Joaquim Patriarca, Luis Leitão

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: GI; DSN; Geostatistics; Spatial Modeling; KDE; OHSA; IDW; Tourism; Coimbra

Online: 19 February 2019 (10:24:18 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.2263.v1

Machine Learning Method for Assessing Fire Risk in Wildland-Rural and Urban Interface Regions: The Example of Istanbul’s European Side

Ercüment Aksoy, Abdulkadir Kocer, İsmail Yilmaz, Arif Nihat Akcal, Kudret Akpinar

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: fire risk; wildland-urban interface; rural-urban interface; machine learning classification; GIS

Online: 31 May 2023 (14:29:50 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0299.v1

Microbial Dynamics in Anaerobic Digestion: A Review of Operational and Environmental Factors Affecting Microbiome Composition and Function

Eleni Kostopoulou, Afroditi G. Chioti, Vassiliki Tsioni, Themistoklis Sfetsas

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: anaerobic digestion; microbial structure; microbial interactions; operating parameters; digestion efficiency

Online: 5 June 2023 (10:09:58 CEST)

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Preprint ESSAY | doi:10.20944/preprints201810.0102.v3

What if the ‘Anthropocene’ is not Formalised as a New Geological Series/Epoch?

Valenti Rull

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Anthropocene, series/epoch, chronostratigraphic units, formalization, Anthropocene Working Group

Online: 15 October 2018 (13:56:46 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.0313.v1

A Strong 2023/24 El Niño Is Staged by Tropical Pacific Warm Water Buildup

Tao Lian, Jie Wang, Dake Chen, Ting Liu, Dazhi Wang

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: 2023/24 El Niño

Online: 13 April 2023 (08:34:00 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202205.0222.v1

Google Earth Geoscience Video Library (GEGVL): Organizing Geoscience Videos in a Google Earth Environment to Support Place-Based Geoscience Education

Ning Wang, Robert J. Stern, Mary L. Urquhart, Katherine M. Seals

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: multimedia; geoscience videos; geoscience education; GEGVL; earth systems science education; educational technology; place-based education; active learning

Online: 17 May 2022 (04:37:00 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0155.v1

CORINE Land Cover Data and Actual Arrangement of Buildings in Research on Processes of Concentration and Dispersion of Settlement: Example of Poland

Paweł Sudra

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: CLC 2018 level of detail; comparison of remote sensing and geodetic data; settlement; land use monitoring; urban sprawl

Online: 9 May 2020 (08:22:55 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.2175.v1

Potential for Improved Hydrological Functioning and Stream Baseflows through Forest Landscape Restoration in the Tropics

L. Adrian Bruijnzeel, Jorge L. Peña-Arancibia, Alan D. Ziegler, Christian Birkel, Ge Sun, Yanhui Wang, Jun Zhang, Xiaoping Zhang, Bob W. Zwartendijk, Douglas Sheil

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: afforestation; baseflow; deforestation; FLR; infiltration trade-off; reforestation; soil degradation

Online: 30 June 2023 (07:22:41 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202012.0767.v1

Untangling Complexity: Assessing the Joint Effects of Population Composition and Context on Perceived Exposure to Onchocerciasis in Coastal Tanzania

Frederick Armah, Sheila Boamah

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: onchocerciasis; perception; socio-environmental determinants; human ecology; coast; Tanzania

Online: 31 December 2020 (06:56:40 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.1582.v1

Life Cycle Assessment of a Gas Turbine Installation

Yulia Mozzhegorova, Galina Ilinykh, Vladimir Korotaev

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: technically complex device; gas turbine installation; carbon footprint; life cycle assessment

Online: 24 November 2023 (11:26:29 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0253.v1

The Crystal Structure of Mg-Al-CO₃ Layered Double Hydroxide

Elena S. Zhitova, Rezeda M. Sheveleva, Andrey A. Zolotarev, Sergey V. Krivovichev

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: quintinite; hydrotalcite; layered double hydroxide; natural; mineral; crystal structure; carbonate; cation ordering; Jacupiranga

Online: 4 May 2023 (10:09:41 CEST)

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Preprint ESSAY | doi:10.20944/preprints201810.0102.v2

What if the ‘Anthropocene’ is not Formalised as a New Geological Series/Epoch?

Valenti Rull

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Anthropocene, series/epoch, chronostratigraphic units, formalization, Anthropocene Working Group

Online: 8 October 2018 (12:24:41 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202203.0337.v2

Stacking Ensemble of Machine Learning Methods for Landslide Susceptibility Mapping in Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, China

Yuke Huan, Lei Song, Umair Khan, Baoyi Zhang

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: landslide susceptibility; stacking ensemble; machine learning; random forest; gradient boosting decision tree; extreme gradient boosting

Online: 5 October 2022 (10:29:51 CEST)

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The current study aims to apply and compare the performance of six machine learning algorithms, including three basic classifiers: random forest (RF), gradient boosting decision tree (GBDT), and extreme gradient boosting (XGB), as well as their hybrid classifiers, using the logistic regression (LR) method (RF+LR, GBDT+LR, and XGB+LR), in order to map the landslide susceptibility of Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, China. First, a landslide inventory map was created with 206 historical landslide points and 412 non-landslide points, which was randomly divided into two datasets for model training (80%) and model testing (20%). Second, 15 landslide conditioning factors (i.e., altitude, slope, aspect, plane curvature, profile curvature, relief, roughness, rainfall, topographic wetness index (TWI), normalized difference vegetative index (NDVI), distance to roads, distance to rivers, land use/land cover (LULC), soil texture, and lithology) were initially selected to establish a landslide factor database. Thereafter, the multicollinearity test and information gain ratio (IGR) technique were applied to rank the importance of the factors. Subsequently, we used a series of metrics (e.g., accuracy, precision, recall, f-measure, area under the ROC (receiver operating characteristic) curve (AUC), kappa index, mean absolute error (MAE), and root mean square error (RMSE)) to evaluate the accuracy and performance of the six models. Based on the AUC values derived from the models, the GBDT+LR model with the highest AUC value (0.8168) was identified as the most efficient model for mapping landslide susceptibility, followed by the XGB+LR, XGB, RF+LR, GBDT, and RF models, which achieved AUC values of 0.8124, 0.8118, 0.8060, 0.7927, and 0.7883, respectively. The results from this study suggest that the stacking ensemble machine learning method is promising for use in landslide susceptibility mapping in the Zhangjiajie area and is capable of targeting the areas prone to landslides.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0386.v1

Geoethics for Nudging Human Practices in Times of Pandemics

Eduardo Marone, Martin Bohle

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Geoethics; social-ecological systems; ethical imperatives; COVID-19 pandemic; responsible science

Online: 18 August 2020 (11:15:13 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0589.v1

Adsorption of Hydrogen Sulphide on Activated Carbon Materials Derived from the Solid Fibrous Digestate

Evangelia Choleva, Anastasios Mitsopoulos, Georgia Dimitropoulou, George Em. Romanos, Evangelos P. Kouvelos, Georgios Pilatos, Stylianos D. Stefanidis, Angelos Lappas, Themistoklis Sfetsas

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: activated carbon; hydrogen sulfide; biogas; physical adsorption; micropores; biogas; solid fibrous digestate; carbon dioxide; mesopores

Online: 8 June 2023 (04:31:16 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202210.0328.v1

Further Steps against Scientific Gerrymandering: A New Definition of Geographic Information Science

Carlos Manuel López-Vázquez, María-Ester Gonzalez-Campos, Miguel-Angel Bernabe-Poveda

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Geographic information science; gerrymandering; formal science; empirical science; spatial data science; DIKW paradigm; Metascience

Online: 21 October 2022 (10:04:08 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0268.v1

Circular Economy Business Model in the Construction Industry: A Systematic Review

Shashini Jayakodi, Sepani Senaratne, Srinath Perera

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Circular Economy; Business Models; Construction; Value Chains

Online: 3 January 2024 (15:10:15 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1360.v1

A Framework Analyzing Co-Creation Value Chain Mechanism in Community-Based Approach: A Literature Review

Satoshi Ohnishi, Masahiro Osako, Shogo Nakamura, Takashi Tsuji, Takuya Togawa, Kosuke Kawai, Kaoru Suzuki, Aya Yoshida, Kei Gomi

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Collective Impact; Social Impact Assessment; Community Capital Framework

Online: 19 May 2023 (02:45:16 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.0165.v1

Bacillus aryabhattai Mitigates the Effects of Salt and Water Stress on the Agronomic Performance of Maize Under an Agroe-Cological System

Henderson Castelo Sousa, Geocleber Gomes de Sousa, Thales Vinícius De Araújo Viana, Arthur Prudêncio de Araújo Pereira, Carla Ingryd Nojosa Lessa, Maria Vanessa Pires de Souza, José Marcelo Da Silva Guilherme, Geovana Ferreira Goes, Francisco Gleyson Da Silveira Alves, Silas Primola Gomes, Fred Denilson Barbosa da Silva

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Zea Mays; abiotic stress; microorganisms; salinity; water deficit

Online: 10 April 2023 (10:15:50 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.1161.v1

Geodatabase and Health Risk Assessment of Avenue Trees within Three Selected Roads in the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Rebecca Israel, Akintunde Alo

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Geodatabase; Health risk assessment; Spatial distribution; Avenue trees

Online: 18 July 2023 (07:29:03 CEST)

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The campuses of Nigerian universities especially the old ones, like the University of Ibadan, comprise old trees which can pose a threat to pedestrians, structures, and roads within the school environments. However, there is no adequate information on these avenue trees thereby impeding their sustainable management. Therefore, this study provides the basic information needed by developing a geodatabase for the avenue trees along Benue, Emotan and Oduduwa roads within the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. The coordinates of all the avenue trees, and some within the selected roads were obtained. Tree growth data collected include; diameter at the breast height (dbh), diameter at the base, middle and at the top, crown height, crown diameter, and total height of all the avenue trees. Tree visual evaluation for diseases (TVED) was carried out for root decay, and termite attack on any part of the tree (stem, leaves and visible part of the root). Risk rate was assessed as low, medium and high, depending on the potential target (human, vehicles, structures). The risk rate depended on the incidence of leaning towards a building or road, cracked branches, root attack by termites, basal decay or branch decay. The growth data were used to compute the tree volume while the avenue trees were georeferenced. The physical health status of the avenue trees was determined using TVED data. The spatial distribution of the avenue trees was developed in GIS while all the analysed data were pulled together to develop a geodatabase for the avenue tress using design templates of BOOTSTRAP, comprising of Hypertext Markup Language, Cascade Style Sheets, JavaScripts and Hypertext Preprocessor. A total of 121 individual avenue trees belonging to 14 species were identified in the study area. The analysis of the geospatial distribution shows that Emotan Road had a lesser spatial distribution of avenue trees compared to Benue and Oduduwa roads. Furthermore, the health risk assessment of the trees in the study area indicated that 17.35% of the individual avenue trees had defects. The database created is user-friendly, suitable and has the ability for easy data storage and quick information retrieval on the avenue trees to enhance their maintenance and risk management. This can be accessed using the link http://159.203.29.155/rebs/rebs.php.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202210.0336.v1

Does Time Smoothen Space? Implications for Space-Time Representation

Neil Sang

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Discreteness; Topology; Space-Time Representation; Epistemology; Face Centered Cubic Packing

Online: 21 October 2022 (11:38:12 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0561.v1

Integration of Indigenous and Local Knowledge in Policy and Practice of Nature-based Solutions in China: Progress and Highlights

Ruizi Yu, Quan Mu

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: nature-based solutions; indigenous and local knowledge; China

Online: 7 June 2023 (13:26:17 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0124.v1

Consideration of Altered Anthropogenic Behavior during the First Lockdown and its Effects on Air Pollutants, and Land Surface Temperature in European Cities

Patricia Glocke, Benjamin Bechtel, Panagiotis Sismanidis

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: air pollutants; COVID-19; land surface temperature; road traffic

Online: 3 May 2023 (09:36:46 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.1684.v1

The Role of Water Quality on the Water-Agriculture-Health Nexus: An Assessment of Surface Water in Vaalharts, South Africa

Naziha Mokadem, Adeline Ngie, Germarie Viljoen

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Vaalharts area; water quality; HMPI; HEI; Trace elements

Online: 23 June 2023 (12:48:40 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.1816.v1

Grazing Decreases Soil Aggregation and Has Different Effect on Organic Carbon Storage Across Different Grassland Types in the Northern Xinjiang, China

Lianlian Liang, Yuan Ye Liang, Jiefei Mao, Xiaofeng Li, Guangyu Wang, Xuexi Ma, Yao Ming LI

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: grazing; grassland type; soil aggregates; aggregates stability; nutrients

Online: 26 June 2023 (13:51:27 CEST)

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Soil aggregates, as the basic component of soil, make great contributions to the stability of soil structure and soil carbon (C) sequestration. Recently, grassland is experiencing continuous grazing, which greatly affects soil aggregation and soil C storage. However, how soil aggregates and soil C in different grassland respond to grazing remain unclear. In this study, three national fenced grassland monitoring field stations which represented mountain meadow (MM), temperate steppe (TS), temperate steppe desert (TSD) were selected, soil samples at 0–10 cm depth of inside and outside the fence were collected to explore the effect of grazing and grassland type on composition, stability and nutrients of soil aggregates. The results showed that the bulk soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP), available nitrogen (AN) and available phosphorus (AP) varied greatly among the three grassland types, with the highest values in MM. Soil aggregates composition showed significantly response to both grassland type and grazing, especially the proportion of soil aggregates >2 mm, which significantly decreased 51.68% on average in grazing plots compared with fenced plots, whereas sharply decreased in MM and TSD. A significant decrease (on average 25.08%) of the mean weight diameter (MWD) of soil aggregates under grazing was detected across all grassland types. The effect of grazing on nutrients in macroaggregates (>0.25 mm) was greater than that in microaggregates (<0.25 mm). Aggregate-associated SOC concentration decreased under grazing in MM and TSD, however, SOC density showed different response to grazing across all grassland types, with minor effect on MM, decreasing SOC density in TS and increasing on TSD, respectively. The magnitude of grazing effect size on aggregate-associated SOC varied in different soil particle size, with greater response in aggregates > 2 mm and the biggest value in TDS. In addition, correlation analysis showed that MWD of soil aggregates had significant negative correlation with soil bulk density, but significant positive correlation with SOC, TN and TP concentration. Results of RDA showed that BD, soil nutrients were the main influence factors of the composition and stability of aggregates. Overall, grazing had significant influence on soil aggregation, stability and SOC, played a crucial role in grassland soil stability and the accumulation of SOC.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.1491.v1

Hydrogeological Aspects of the Municipal Water Supply of Albania: Situation and Problems

Romeo Eftimi, Kastriot Shehu, Franko Sara

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Municipal water supply; intergranular aquifers; karstic spring; contamination of water sources; Albania

Online: 22 August 2023 (10:56:02 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.0291.v1

Geochemical and Geological Features of the Calcrete Formations in Konya (Central Turkey) and Their Relationship With the Konya Fault Zone

Arif Delikan, Swan Alfatlawi

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: calcretes; dolocrete; Konya closed basin; Konya fault zone

Online: 6 December 2023 (02:52:02 CET)

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The Konya Closed Basin (Quaternary, Central Turkey) is a graben basin which expands toward the east-west and it is controlled by faults on three sides: The Konya fault zone in the west, the Divanlar fault zone in the east and the Karaömerler fault zone in the north. Calcretes developed in relation to fault systems in the Konya region are concentrated in areas where faults cut Quaternary aged terrestrial deposits. In this study, it is aimed to elucidate the deposition conditions, geochemistry and age (with ESR method) of the calcareous deposits associated with faults in the Konya Closed Basin. Calcretes in the region existing as coatings, dust, nodules and layers are in the form of dolocrete and clayey calcrete. Dolocretes were deposited in the Quaternary terrestrial sediments on the ophiolitic rocks and geochemical data point to an ultramafic source. Bacterial community, clay, quartz minerals and calcite cement are observed in the calcretes formed in areas with limestone basement. According to the results of ICP-MS analysis of samples taken from Konya calcretes, the %MgO contents are between 0.99 and 7.7; CaO%: between 34.71 and 50.71; %SiO2 between 3.22 and 20.59. %MgO in dolocretes are between 11.65 and 21.01; %CaO between 8.44 and 29.57; %SiO2 values between 4.48 and 9.17 The δ13C and δ18O isotope values of calcretes range from -3.87 to -7.62 and from -3.62 to -7.45 respectfully. Average δ13C values indicate that calcrete formation took place under pedogenic condition or in shallow groundwater. The calcretes deposited in 3 locations around the city of Konya (on the Konya fault zone) were dated by using the Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) method and ages between 217.47 and 389.85 ky were obtained. The calcrete samples taken from the fault planes (dip-slip normal fault bordering the Upper Cretaceous Ophiolitic Mélange and the Quaternary Karahüyük Formation) gave a relative age for faulting as being 292.86 ky. This first dating study conducted in the Konya Fault Zone has provided important clues to elucidate the formation history of Konya Closed Basin (KCB) and the paleo-seismological past of Konya.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.0737.v1

The Mt. Catria – Mt. Nerone Ridge in the North-Marchean Apennines (Central Italy): A Potential Geopark? Definition and Strengths of a Great Geological, Natural, and Cultural Heritage

Laura Valentini, Veronica Guerra, Olivia Nesci

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Geoheritage; Geosites; Northern Marche Region; Geoconservation; Geopark

Online: 23 April 2023 (03:13:10 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.0825.v1

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Green Finance and Carbon Dioxide Emissions: Empirical Evidence from China

Wei Chen, Shousong Cai, Yuan Tian, Luxi Li

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Green finance; Carbon dioxide emissions; COVID-19 pandemic; Impulse response model

Online: 24 April 2023 (05:09:15 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.1126.v1

Experimental Study on Pore Pressure Variation and Erosion Stability of Sandy Slope Model under MICP

Mingjuan Huang, Youliang Zhang, Jinning Hu, Yenpeng Hei, Zikun Xu, Jinchen Su

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: MICP; Sandy slope; Pore water pressure; Fluid-slip pattern

Online: 15 June 2023 (12:45:48 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.0925.v1

A Robust Integrated Watermarking Algorithm for Vector Geographic Data Copyright Protection

Hai Ha Le, Van Thuy Nguyen, Hoang Anh Le, Dinh Han Nguyen

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: vector watermarking; vector copyright protection; vector geographic data; copyright protection; digital watermarking; zero-watermarking

Online: 13 July 2023 (10:53:23 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1677.v1

Estimation of the E/I ratio in Aquatic Systems: A Bayesian Approach in the Craig-Gordon Model

Siva Naga Venkat Nara, Prosenjit Ghosh, Sekhar Muddu, R.D. Deshpande

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Stable water isotopes; Craig-Gordon model; Surface water evaporation; E/I ratio; Bayesian framework; Tropical catchment

Online: 26 October 2023 (03:34:27 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.0372.v1

Optimizing Vehicle Replacement in Sustainable Urban Freight Transportation Subject to Presence of Regulatory Measures

Parisa Ahani, Amílcar Arantes, Rohollah Garmanjani, Sandra Melo

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: urban freight transport; freight fleet optimization; vehicle replacement; electric vehicle; regulatory measures; mixed-integer linear programming

Online: 6 July 2023 (07:08:42 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.0309.v1

Relative Importance of Carbon Dioxide and Water in the Greenhouse Effect: Does the Tail Wag the Dog?

Demetris Koutsoyiannis

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: greenhouse effect; longwave radiation; water vapour; carbon dioxide; evaporation

Online: 4 April 2024 (05:40:11 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.0674.v1

Microneedles Patch: Design, Fabrication and Applications

Cristiana Oliveira, José A. Teixeira, Nelson Oliveira, Sónia Ferreira, Cláudia Botelho

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Microneedles; Bioactive molecules; Transdermal drug delivery system; Design parameters; Manufacturing techniques; Usage

Online: 9 April 2024 (14:52:30 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.2079.v1

Energy literacy: a systematic review of scientific literature

Oscar Sánchez Santillán, Karla Graciela Cedano Villavicencio

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Energy literacy; energy reviews; energy-related knowledge; energy transitions; energy education.

Online: 3 October 2023 (03:21:33 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0069.v1

Prospectivity Mapping of Tungsten Mineralization in Southern Jiangxi Province Using Few-shot Learning

Kai Zhou, Tao Sun, Yue Liu, Mei Feng, Jialiang Tang, Luting Mao, Wenbin Pu, Junqi Huang

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: machine learning; mineral prospectivity mapping; few-shot learning; SMOTE; tungsten mineralization; southern Jiangxi Province

Online: 2 May 2023 (07:55:40 CEST)

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Mineral prospectivity mapping (MPM), aiming to outline and prioritize mineral exploration targets, has been spurred by data-driven machine learning algorithms. Supervised data-driven MPM is a typical few-shot task, suffering from the scarcity of labeled data, over-fitting of models and uncertainty of predictions. The main objective of this contribution is to propose a robust framework of few-shot learning (FSL) combining data augmentation and transfer learning, which enables generation of prospectivity models with excellent predictive efficiency and low uncertainty. The mineral systems approach was used to transfer a conceptual mineral system into mappable exploration criteria. Synthetic minority over-sampling technique (SMOTE) was employed to augment and balance the labeled dataset, allowing for model pre-training with a large synthetic training dataset of source domain. The knowledge derived from pre-trained models was then transferred to the target domain by fine-tuning, and the prospectivity model was generated in light of over-fitting and uncertainty assessment. The proposed FSL framework was applied to tungsten prospectivity mapping in southern Jiangxi Province. The results indicate that the SMOTE-ed balanced dataset boosts the classification accuracy in the training process. The FSL models yield an arch-shaped prediction point pattern favorable for focusing potential targets with high probability and low uncertainty. The FSL models achieve a high predictive performance (test AUC=0.9172) and the lowest quantitative over-fitting value, compared to the models derived from the benchmark algorithms of random forest and support vector machine. Four levels of potential targeting zones, considering both predictive efficiency and uncertainty, are extracted from the resulting FSL prospectivity map. The final high-potential and low-risk exploration targets only cover 4.27% of the area, but capture 41.53% known tungsten deposits, achieving superior predictive performance. This study highlights the capability of FSL framework for controlling over-fitting and generating high-confidence exploration targets with low uncertainty.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0192.v1

Allometric Equation to Estimate the Belowground Biomass of Abies religiosa Kunth Schltdl. et Cham

Nancy Manzur Chavez, Rodrigo Rodríguez-Lagunas, Ramon Razo-Zarate, Otilio A. Acevedo-Sandoval, Pablo Octavio Aguilar, Miguel Ángel Rico-Rodríguez, Julien Demenois, Josué Fabián Pérez-Hernández, Noé Ronquillo--Gorgúa

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: allometry; root; carbon; El Chico National Park

Online: 4 May 2023 (04:41:59 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1886.v1

Assessment of Urban Vulnerability to Climate Hazards of Selected Indian Cities

Rohit Magotra, Ajit Tyagi, Yashi Sharma

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: India; Urban; Climate Vulnerability; Disaster resilience; Climate hazards; Vulnerability Assess-ment framework

Online: 26 May 2023 (07:59:12 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0433.v1

Characteristics and Projection of Rainfall Erosivity Distribution in The Hengduan Mountains

Xinlan Liang, Lei Zhang, Shuqin He, Ke Song, Zicheng Zheng

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Hengduan mountains; rainfall erosivity; distribution; projection

Online: 6 June 2023 (09:51:42 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.2237.v1

Tracking-integrated CPV technology: State-of-the-art and classification

Maria A. Ceballos, Pedro J. Pérez-Higueras, Eduardo F. Fernández, Florencia M. Almonacid

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: concentrator photovoltaic; solar tracker; optics; tracking-integrated

Online: 30 June 2023 (11:23:13 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.1811.v1

Sustainable Development: Why Is It Not Delivering on Its Promises? Insights from a Social-Ecological System Modelling Perspective

Julen Gonzalez-Redin, Iain J. Gordon, J. Gareth Polhill, Terence P. Dawson, Rosemary Hill

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: sustainability; social-ecological system; natural capital; ecosystem services; biodiversity agent-based model

Online: 29 November 2023 (02:11:36 CET)

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At the Rio Conference in 1992, the sustainable development agenda promised a new era for natural resource management, where the well-being of human society would be enhanced through the sustainable use of natural capital. Several decades on, economic growth continues unabated at the expense of natural capital, as evidenced by biodiversity loss, climate change and further environmental issues. Why is this happening and what can be done about it? In this research, we present three Agent-Based Models that explore the social, economic and governance factors driving (un)sustainability in complex social-ecological systems. Our modelling results reinforce the idea that the current economic system does not protect the natural capital on which it depends. This is due to a disjunction between the economic and environmental elements upon which the sustainable development paradigm is founded. Additionally, various factors appear to enhance social-ecological system unsustainability: the role of financial entities and monetary debt; economic speculation; technological development and efficiency; lack of long-term views and late government interventions; inefficient tipping point management; and the absence of strong top-down and bottom-up conservation forces. Interestingly, alternative scenarios showed that these same factors could be redirected to enhance sustainable development. The current economic system may, therefore, not be inherently unsustainable, but rather specific economic mechanisms, agents’ decision-making, and the kinds of links between economic and natural systems could be at the root of the problem. We argue that short- and medium-term sustainability can be enhanced by implementing mechanisms that shift capitalist forces to support environmental conservation. Long-term sustainability, however, requires further paradigm change: where the economy integrates, and fully accounts for, externalities and recognises the actual value of natural capital.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1863.v1

Consistent Greenhouse Accounting Identifies Forests and Land Use as Crucial Determinants of Climate

Gerard Wedderburn-Bisshop

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: emissions accounting; LULUCF; deforestation; avoided deforestation; carbon offsets; effective radiative forcing; carbon opportunity cost; emission sectors; animal agriculture; fossil fuel emissions.

Online: 30 October 2023 (09:46:56 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0681.v1

Atomic Arrangement, Hydrogen Bonding and Structural Com-Plexity of Alunogen, Al2(SO4)3·17H2O, From Kamchatka Geo-Thermal Field

Elena S Zhitova, Rezeda M Sheveleva, Andrey A Zolotarev, Anton A Nuzhdaev

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: alunogen; sulfate; geothermal field; Kamchatka; hydrated; crystal structure; hydrogen bonding; structure complexity; volcano

Online: 10 May 2023 (04:08:11 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.0478.v1

The City and its Stream: Blue Urban Acupuncture as a Method for Neglected Spaces Regeneration in Lebanese Riversides: The Case of Beirut River

Aya Chehab, Baher Farhat

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Blue Urban Acupuncture; Aqua-puncture; Neglected Space; Water Quality; Biodiversity; Regeneration

Online: 8 March 2024 (10:32:19 CET)

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Urban rivers and waterfronts play a vital role in the ecological, social, and economic fabric of cities, providing not only aesthetic value but also serving as important ecosystems that contribute to the overall well-being of urban environments. However, many urban rivers, including the Beirut River in Lebanon, face challenges such as pollution, neglect, and the loss of recreational and ecological value due to urbanization and industrialization. According to the Lebanese MOE (Ministry of Environment), almost 70% of Lebanese rivers are polluted due to untreated waste management systems and which leads to undrinkable water and possible flooding disasters if not treated. This study addresses the problem of abandoned and degraded spaces along the Beirut River riverside through the application of urban acupuncture, a strategic approach that targets specific points in the urban environment to stimulate positive change and regeneration. The aim of the study is to assess the effectiveness of implementing small-scale ‘sensitive urban points’ known as urban acupuncture as the method for regenerating the Beirut River riverside, with the hypothesis that targeted interventions through Blue Urban Acupuncture or Aqua-puncture- can lead to significant improvements in the ecological, social, and economic aspects of the area that re-connect the people of Beirut with its river. The methodology involves a multidisciplinary approach that integrates urban design, and community engagement, and analysing similar examples of different approaches through creating a comparative table. Data collection includes environmental assessments of water quality, biodiversity, and ecosystem health, as well as social surveys to understand community needs and perceptions. By applying urban acupuncture principles to the Beirut River riverside, this study seeks to demonstrate how strategic interventions can lead to the regeneration of abandoned spaces, improve the overall quality of the urban environment, and create sustainable and inclusive riverside landscapes that benefit both the environment and the community.

Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.1770.v1

A Review of User Perceptions of Drought Indices and Indicators Used in the Diverse Climates of North America

Richard R. Heim Jr., Deborah J. Bathke, Barrie Bonsal, Ernest W. T. Cooper, Trevor Hadwen, Kevin Kodama, Dan McEvoy, Meredith Muth, John W. Nielsen-Gammon, Reynaldo Pascual Ramirez, Holly R. Prendeville, Brad Rippey, David B. Simeral, Richard L. Thoman Jr., Michael S. Timlin

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: user-inspired science; drought impacts; Canada; United States; Mexico; Pacific Islands; Caribbean Islands; user engagement; Kö; ppen climate zones; climate change; drought in tropical climates; drought in polar climates

Online: 28 November 2023 (09:09:54 CET)

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: Drought monitoring and early detection have improved greatly in recent decades through the development and refinement of numerous indices and indicators. However, a lack of guidance, based on user experience, exists as to which drought monitoring tools are most appropriate in a given location. This review paper summarizes the results of targeted user engagement and the published literature to improve the understanding of drought across North America, and to enhance the utility of drought monitoring tools. Workshops and surveys were used to assess and make general conclusions about the perceived performance of drought indicators, indices and impacts information used for monitoring drought in the five main Köppen climate types (Tropical, Temperate, Continental, Polar Tundra, Dry) found across Canada, Mexico, and the United States. In Tropical, humid Temperate, and southerly Continental climates, droughts are perceived to be more short-term (less than 6 months) in duration rather than long-term (more than 6 months). In Polar Tundra climates, Dry climates, Temperate climates with dry warm seasons, and northerly Continental climates, droughts are perceived to be more long-term than short-term. In general, agricultural and hydrological droughts were considered to be the most important drought types. Drought impacts related to agriculture, water supply, ecosystem, and human health were rated to be of greatest importance. Users identified the most effective indices and indicators for monitoring drought across North America to be the U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) and Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) (or another measure of precipitation anomaly), followed by the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) (or another satellite-observed vegetation index), temperature anomalies, crop status, soil moisture, streamflow, reservoir storage, water use (demand), and reported drought impacts. Users also noted the importance of indices that measure evapotranspiration, evaporative demand, and snow water content. Drought indices and indicators were generally thought to perform equally well across seasons in Tropical and the colder Continental climates, but their performance was perceived to vary seasonally in Dry, Temperate, Polar Tundra, and the warmer Continental climates, with improved performance during warm and wet times of the year. The drought indices and indicators, in general, were not perceived to perform equally well across geographies. This review paper provides guidance on when (time of year) and where (climate zone) the more popular drought indices and indicators should be used. The paper concludes by noting the importance of understanding how drought, its impacts, and indicators are changing over time as the climate warms, and by recommending ways to strengthen the use of indices and indicators in drought decision-making.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0383.v1

The Effects of Using Evogen Biogas Additive on the Microbiome and Performance of Full-Scale Biogas Plant

Themistoklis Sfetsas, Mathaios Panou, Afroditi G. Chioti, Nikoleta Prokopidou, Ioanna Dalla

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: anaerobic digestion; hydrolytic bacteria; biogas additives; evogen biogas additive; supplements

Online: 6 June 2023 (05:32:29 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.1858.v1

A New Sequential Statistical Test Procedure from Observation Differences for Geodetic Deformation Analysis

Marcelo Matsuoka, Vinicius Rofatto, Jhonatta Assunção, Lincon Silva, Ivandro Klein, Paulo Camargo

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Deformation; Displacement; Monitoring; Statistical Testing; Quality Control; Monte Carlo

Online: 25 December 2023 (16:05:08 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0160.v1

An Improved Doppler-Aided Smoothing Code Algorithm for Bds-2/Bds-3 Un-geo Satellites in Consideration of Satellite Code Bias

Xiao Gao, Zongfang Ma, Luxiao Jia, Lin Pan

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Doppler-aided smoothed code; BDS-2; BDS-3; un-GEO; satellite code bias (SCB); multipath combination

Online: 2 June 2023 (08:51:35 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1567.v1

The Demand of Energy Imports from Non-Renewable Resources in Eu-27 Economy

Ioana Ancuta Iancu, Patrick Hendrick, Dan Doru Micu, Stefan Dragos Cirstea

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Energy imports; gross domestic product; gross value added; research & development investments; renewable energy; European Union

Online: 23 May 2023 (04:42:32 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.1698.v1

A Analysis Using R of the Methodology of Qualitative Comparative Analysis

Oniwendel Felipe De Morais Pereira, Nirvia Ravena

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA); Bibliometric Analysis; Crisp-SetQCA; Fuzzy-SetQCA; Multi-valueQCA

Online: 27 November 2023 (11:27:51 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1471.v1

Utilizing Enhanced Bathymetry for BTM Complex Reef Geomorphology Detection

Vasiliki Lioupa, Panagiotis Karsiotis, Thomas Hasiotis, Olympos Andreadis

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: multibeam echosounder; geomorphology; benthic terrain modeler; reef mapping; semi-automatic delineation

Online: 24 October 2023 (08:38:30 CEST)

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Preprint TECHNICAL NOTE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.0289.v1

Profitability assessment of precision agriculture applications – a step forward in farm management

Christos Karydas, Myrto Chatziantoniou, Ourania Tremma, Alexandros Milios, Kostas Stamkopoulos, Vangelis Vassiliadis, Spiros Mourelatos

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: precision agriculture; site-specific fertilization; ifarma; PreFer

Online: 5 July 2023 (11:26:58 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.0943.v1

The Process of Groundwater Salinization on the Ca Mau Peninsula (Mekong Delta, Vietnam): Evaluation of Saltwater Intrusion Pathways via Scenario Calculations Applying a 3D Groundwater Model

Tran Viet Hoan, Karl-Gerd Richter, Felix Doerr, Jonas Bauer, Nicolas Börsig, Anke Steinel, Van Thi Mai Le, Van Cam Pham, Stefan Norra

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: salinity modeling; groundwater transport modeling; hydrogeology; aquifers system; Ca Mau; Kien Giang; Soc Trang; Hau Giang; Bac Lieu

Online: 14 November 2023 (15:11:46 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.1984.v1

Geosites in the Gole della Breggia Geopark, Ticino, southern Switzerland

Paolo Oppizzi, Federico Pasquaré Mariotto, Rudolf Stockar, Andrea Stella, Noemi Corti, Martina Pedicini, Sergio Andò, Giovanni Vezzoli, Fabio Luca Bonali

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: geosites; geoheritage; sedimentary rocks; Breggia; educational; Virtual Reality

Online: 30 August 2023 (03:02:16 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0388.v1

Urban Flooding Management: the Turin Metropolitan Area Case Study (North-Western Italy)

Roberto Cremonini, Davide Tiranti, Renzo Bechini, Mariella Graziadei, Edoardo Burzio, Marco Scibetta, Elisa Brussolo

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: rainfall thresholds; rainstorms; runoff erosion; weather radar; early warning system; risk reduction; resilience

Online: 6 May 2023 (07:55:26 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.2143.v1

Climate Change Impact on Management Practices of Maize Yield: Case of Mount Makulu, Zambia

Charles Bwalya Chisanga, Alice Chilambwe, Harison . K Kipkulei, Kabwe H. Mubanga

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: DSSAT model; GCMs; maize; nitrogen fertilizer; seasonal analysis; statistical downscaling

Online: 31 January 2024 (02:59:01 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1273.v1

Valuation of the Water Protection Function of Forest Territories and Income Allocation: a Case Study of Bulgaria

Nevena Shuleva, Konstantin Kolev

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: forest ecosystem services; rental income; wood production function of forests; water protection and regulation function of forests

Online: 18 May 2023 (05:18:40 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.1770.v1

Ecological Risks Arising for the Regional Water Resources in Inner Mongolia due to a Large-scale Afforestation Project

Peng Chen, Rong Ma, Jiansheng Shi, Letian Si, Lefan Zhao, Jun Wu

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Afforestation; Water resource; Ecological risk; Inner Mongolia

Online: 26 September 2023 (10:21:54 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0627.v1

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Schools: A Catalyst for Upholding Human Rights to Water and Sanitation in Anápolis, Brazil

C. Tonelini Pereira, Sabrina Sorlini, Josivaldo Sátiro, Antonio Albuquerque

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: drinking water; human rights; SDG 6; services ladders; wash in schools

Online: 12 February 2024 (04:57:42 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.0116.v1

Ultrasonic and Microstructural Evaluation of Cemented Paste Backfill Properties Containing Alkali-Activated Slag: Effect of Slag Fineness

Ferdi Cihangir, Ercument Koc

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Cemented paste backfill; alkali-activated slag; slag fineness; ultrasonic pulse velocity; micro-structure; durability

Online: 2 November 2023 (09:02:29 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.2078.v1

Applying the Precautionary Principle to Hidden Collapse

David Lindenmayer, Rhett D Martin

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Precautionary principle sustainability; hidden collapse ecological protection

Online: 28 December 2023 (03:44:51 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.0570.v1

Construction of an Ecological Security Pattern Based on Ecological Sensitivity and MSPA–MCR Model: A Case Study with the Urban Central District of Harbin

Yulin Liu, Yi Lu, Herui Zhou, Shengnan Zhang, Xiaobo Yu

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: ecological security pattern; minimum cumulative resistance model; morphological spatial pattern analysis; harbin central district

Online: 10 October 2023 (08:10:41 CEST)

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Rapid urbanization has led to many ecological problems such as landscape fragmentation, decreased landscape connectivity, and decreased biodiversity. Building an ecological security pattern is an important way to ensure ecological security and maintain sustainable urban development. Harbin is an important large-scale city in northeastern China, and the urban central district of Harbin is used as the study area. Ecological sensitivity assessment, MSPA, gravity model, landscape connectivity assessment and MCR model were used to extract ecological source areas, ecological corridors and ecological nodes in the study area to construct and optimize the ecological security pattern. Research shows that: A total of 23 ecological source areas were identified, mainly located along the Songhua River in the central part of the study area and in the mountain forest areas within the A-cheng District in the southeastern part of the study area. 48 ecological corridors were extracted, mainly in Daowai District, A-cheng District and the eastern part of Xiangfang District. There are 8 important ecological corridors and 10 important connecting corridors. 61 ecological nodes of the first level and 65 ecological nodes of the second level were extracted. High, higher, medium, lower and low security areas were classified based on the minimum cumulative resistance surface, with the highest proportion of high ecological security areas accounting for 45.75% of the study area. 65 ecological breakpoints were extracted and restoration measures were proposed. Finally, The structure of the ecological security pattern optimization of "two axes, two belts and four areas" is proposed, and corresponding ecological management measures are put forward. The experimental system of this study can provide new ideas for the construction of ecological security patterns in other regions and provide scientific support for the ecological sustainable development of similar urban areas.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.0335.v1

Tracking the route walked by Missing Persons and Fugitives: A Geoforensics casework (Italy)

Roberta Somma

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Geoforensics (Forensic Geology); Sedimentology; Provenance; Comparative analyses; Optical Microscopy; SEM-EDS; Image Analysis; Missing Persons and Fugitives.

Online: 6 October 2023 (11:31:13 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0856.v1

Living Wall Plants Are Affected by and Affect Temperature: How to (Not) Measure Plants’ Temperature in an Living Wall Experiment

Maren Stollberg, Alexander Von Birgelen

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: plants; living wall; cooling effect; temperature; microclimate; vertical greenery systems; urban green infrastructure; climate change adaption; temperature sensor; thermal imaging

Online: 12 June 2023 (16:03:23 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0623.v1

Decolonizing Indigenous Drinking Water Challenges and Implications: Focusing on Indigenous Water Governance and Sovereignty

Margot Hurlbert, John Bosco Acharibasam, Ranjan Datta, Sharon Strongarm, Ethel Starblanket

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Water governance; gaps; Indigenous People; sovereignty; self-determination; remote communities; water safety

Online: 12 February 2024 (08:53:03 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.1129.v1

Local Context Capacity Building Needs for Climate Change Adaptation Among Small-holder Farmers in Uganda: Policy and Practice Implications

David Mfitumukiza, Gordon Yofesi Mwesigwa, Ellen Jessica Kayendeke, Vincent Bampalana Muwanika

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Agriculture; Agro-ecological zone; Adaptive capacity; Least Developed Countries; Paris Agreement

Online: 17 November 2023 (15:29:45 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.0122.v1

Study of the Spatial Spillover Effects of the Efficiency of Agricultural Product Circulation in Provinces along the Belt and Road under the Green Total Factor Productivity Framework

Minghua Dai, Guanwei Wang, Jiaqiu Wang, Yuhan Gao, Qaunzhen Lu

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Belt and Road; Green Total Factor Productivity of Agricultural Product Circulation; System GMM; Spatial Spillover

Online: 3 July 2023 (15:36:33 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1860.v1

Mitigating the Environmental Impacts from Pig and Broiler Production: Case Study on a Citrus Extract Feed Additive

Hoa Thi Quynh Bui, Sekhou Hedaly Cisse, Mathilde Ceccaldi, Aurélie Perrin, Mohammed El Amine Benarbia, Pierre Chicoteau

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: lifecycle assessment; citrus extract; broiler; swine; feed additives

Online: 30 October 2023 (08:40:19 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.1374.v1

Groundwater Potential Mapping in Semi-arid Region of Northern Nigeria by Integrating Analytic Hierarchy Process and GIS

Abdulmutallib Ahmad Saidu, Ali Aldrees, Salisu Danazumi, Sani Isah Abba

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: groundwater exploration; AHP; GIS; semi-arid environment; Kano; Nigeria

Online: 25 February 2024 (23:33:03 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.0108.v1

Managing the Intermittency of Wind Energy Generation in Greece

Theodoros Christodoulou, Nikolaos S. Thomaidis, Ioannis Pytharoulis, Stergios Kartsios

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: wind generation; portfolio theory; optimization; factor analysis

Online: 4 December 2023 (03:04:28 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.1515.v1

Assessment of Hungarian Consumers Exposure to Pesticide Residues Based on the Results of Pesticide Residue Monitoring between 2017–2021

Árpád Ambrus, Julia Szenczi-Cseh2, Lajos Biró, Adrien Vásárhelyi, Henriett Szemánné-Dobrik

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: pesticide residues; pesticide residue monitoring, multiple residues; acute exposure assessment, hazard index, food consumption surveys

Online: 22 August 2023 (08:06:49 CEST)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.0283.v1

Compost-Derived Bacterial Communities Offer Promise as Organic Biocontrol Agents against Meloidogyne javanica and Promote Plant Growth in Tomato

Eirini Karanastasi, Vassileios Kotsantonis, Iakovos S. Pantelides

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Meloidogyne javanica; synthetic bacterial communities; sustainable agriculture

Online: 5 March 2024 (16:14:00 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.1873.v1

Identifying Spatial Pattern of White Oak (Quercus alba) Mortality and its Relationship with Soil Properties across the Eastern United States

Saaruj Khadka, Hong S. He, Sougata Bardhan, Azad Henareh Khalyani

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: white oak mortality; soil properties; soil moisture; spatial patterns; clustered

Online: 27 September 2023 (10:51:58 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1250.v1

Bioactive Compounds Concentrations and Stability in Ilex paraguariensis Genotypes

Débora Caroline Defensor BENEDITO, Carlos André STUEPP, Cristiane Vieira HELM, Marcus Vinicius LIZ, Amanda Coelho MIRANDA, Rafaela IMOSKI, Osmir José LAVORANTI, Ivar Wendling

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: yerba mate; breeding; methylxanthines; phenolic compunds; HPLC

Online: 20 October 2023 (08:32:12 CEST)

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Preprint SHORT NOTE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1003.v2

A New Seafood Import Policy for Nations to Combat Illegal Fishing

Leslie Roberson, Gilles Hosch, Chris Wilcox, Rosa Mar Dominguez Martinez, Glenn Sant, Carissa Klein

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: sustainable seafood; international trade; threatened species; marine policy

Online: 15 February 2024 (10:13:24 CET)

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Preprint SHORT NOTE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1003.v1

A New Seafood Import Policy for Nations to Combat Illegal Fishing

Leslie Roberson, Gilles Hosch, Chris Wilcox, Rosa Mar Dominguez Martinez, Glenn Sant, Carissa Klein

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: sustainable seafood; international trade; threatened species; marine policy

Online: 12 January 2024 (11:38:58 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1012.v1

Best Stand Correction Methods for Attenuating the Effects of Plant Loss in Experimental Plots of Coffea arabica Progenies

Cesar Elias Botelho, Vinicius Teixeira Andrade, Juliana Costa de Rezende Abrahão, Flavia Maria Avelar Gonçalves

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Coffea arabica; stand correction; compensatory effect; unbalanced experiments

Online: 15 May 2023 (09:49:23 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.2090.v1

Data-Driven Models’ Integration for Evaluating Coastal Eutrophication: A Case Study for Cyprus

Ekaterini Hadjisolomou, Maria Rousou, Konstantinos Antoniadis, Lavrentios Vasiliades, Ioannis Kyriakides, Herodotos Herodotou, Michalis Michaelides

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: data-driven models; eutrophication; coastal water quality; self-organizing map; feed-forward neural network

Online: 1 November 2023 (02:38:33 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.0273.v1

Alumina Hosts in Fe- and Al-rich Metapelites from Transangaria (Yenisey Ridge, East Siberia): Distribution, Composition, and Mining Potential

Ella V. Sokol, Svetlana N. Kokh, Anna V. Nekipelova, Igor I. Likhanov, Anna S. Deviaitiarova, Pavel V. Khvorov

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: andalusite; kyanite; Fe- and Al-rich metapelites; Al2SiO5 concentrates; Yenisey Ridge

Online: 3 August 2023 (05:23:59 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.1311.v1

Influence of Precipitation Conditions and Discharge Rates of River Estuary Barrages on Geomorphological Changes in an Estuarine Area

Sung-bo Kim, Doo-pyo Kim

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Nakdong River estuary; shoreline survey; discharge; sediment; erosion; bathymetry; sandbar; topography

Online: 19 July 2023 (09:52:46 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0317.v1

Incipient Salinaziation: A Case Study in the Spring of Asclepieion of Lentas (Ancient Lebena), Crete

Emmanouil Manoutsoglou, Ekaterini S. Bei

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Crete; Lentas; Lebena; Asclepieion; spring; in situ measurements; physico-chemical parameters; sodium chloride; trace elements; hydrogeochemistry

Online: 4 January 2024 (03:14:23 CET)

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Sanctuaries devoted to Asclepius were established and operated for almost a thousand years in various Greek and Roman cities throughout the Mediterranean region. The Asclepieion sanctuary in Lenta (formerly known as Ancient Lebena) in Crete was famous for receiving water from a sacred spring. In the Ancient Lebena, Levinaion was a famous centre for hydrotherapy, physiotherapy and a psychiatric hospital. In the present paper, we aim to assess the hydrochemical status of this sacred spring that holds a prominent position in archaeological and historical studies. The main objectives of this study are: Initially, to present supervisory evidence (archaeological, geological, hydrochemical) of an area that was a water resource management model for many centuries, carrying out therapeutic work. The second objective is to present and compare hydrochemical data in the last century, i.e. from 1915 to 2021. The third objective is to highlight and warn of an incipient saltwater intrusion in the area along the Lentas coast. The fourth objective is to propose an alternative and sustainable form of water resources management in the region that requires the study and rational utilization of the sporadic small water springs in the region. Our study focuses on a basic hydrochemical analysis of spring and borehole water in the remains of Levinaion in the Lentas region and their comparison with spare historical data of the sacred spring water, aiming to interpret the impact of the changes in the spring water resources that occurred in the last decades due to urban modernization. Our results highlight (i) visible fluctuations in chemical composition of borehole water samples, (ii) a neutral to alkaline pH in borehole waters, and an alkaline pH in spring waters, (iii) un-detectable arsenic of Lentas borehole water, unlike historical data of Lentas spring water, (iv) low values of dissolved radon of Lentas borehole water and spring water of Kefalovrysa, and (v) a timeless constant and hypothermic nature of the water of both sacred spring and borehole of Lenta, but also of Kefalovrysa spring. The recorded historical data, i.e. from 1915 to 1957, due to the absence of substantial anthropogenic activity in the area, can be used as reference values (natural background levels, NBLs) for the Lentas area. Our findings emerge with the need to bring again the flowing spring water of the sacred spring of Lentas in its original form through sustainable management and re-discover its beneficial therapeutical effects.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.0751.v1

Experimental Study on the Permeability of Ecological Slopes under Rainfall Infiltration Conditions

Chuanhai Zhan, Zhiyong Yang, Wenbing Wu

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Slope; Overburden; Artificial rainfall; Infiltration coefficient; Vegetation

Online: 9 August 2023 (10:31:09 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1660.v1

The Effects of Sowing Date and Cultivars on Yield and Quality of Pea (Pisum sativum L.)

Feride Öncan Sümer

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Pea; seed yield; protein; saponin; amino acid

Online: 23 January 2024 (07:52:54 CET)

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Peas are among the most widely consumed legumes and are of great benefit for human nutrition. Sowing and cultivation techniques are known to affect the yield and the quality of the seeds. Existing studies investigating the nutritional properties of the seeds from plants cultivated using different methods are continue to be of significant value. However, changes in the climate in recent years are presumed to have affected the optimum sowing dates for grain yield and quality. This study in-vestigates the effects of sowing peas at different sowing dates on the yield of the seed and on its nutrient content, as determined by certain quality traits (parameters). The experiment was con-ducted at the Aydin Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Agriculture in Turkey during the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 pea production seasons. Specifically, it examined the yield of the seed (fresh/dry), its saponin and phenolic matter content and its amino acid composition in the case of five pea cultivars (Deren, Misya, Irmak, Karina, Local) sown at three different sowing times (November 15, November 30, December 15). The study found that the effects of sowing date on grain yield and quality characteristics were significant. However, the varieties' reactions to sowing dates were found to be different. The highest fresh seed yield (3.27 t ha-1) was obtained from samples sown at the second sowing date, while the highest dry yield (1.85 t ha-1) came from samples sown at the third sowing date. The cultivars also had a statistically significant effect on the yields. The highest fresh seed yields were obtained from the Misya (2.88 t ha-1) and Local (2.81 t ha-1) varieties, while the highest dry yields were obtained from samples of Local (1.76 t ha-1) and Irmak (1.73 t ha-1). In terms of sowing dates, the highest protein (27.75%) was obtained from the first sowing date, and the protein content decreased in the following dates. Misya was the cultivar from which the highest protein content (28.77%) was obtained. In the study, higher yields were obtained from the second and third sowing dates, while the first sowing time resulted in higher protein and amino acid composition. Similar to the protein content, the composition of almost all amino acids increased on the first sowing date. In addition, it was established that the saponin and phenolic substance contents of seeds varied with the sowing date.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.1710.v1

Sectoral Assessment of Energy, Water, Waste and Land Nexus in the Sustainability of Agricultural Products in Cameroon

Boris Abeli Pekarou Pemi, Donatien Njomo, René Tchinda, Jean Calvin Seutche, Armel Zambou Kenfack, Mahamat Hassane Babikir, Venant Sorel Chara-Dackou

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: Quantitative and qualitative analysis; Nexus Energy-Water-Waste-Land-agricultural products; sustainability; consumption and production; Cameroon

Online: 28 November 2023 (08:05:35 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.1097.v1

Characterizing Dissolved Organic Matter and Water-Soluble Compounds in Ground Ice of the Russian Arctic: A Focus on Sample Classification within the Carbon Cycle Context

Petr Semenov, Anfisa Pismeniuk, Anna Kil, Elizaveta Shatrova, Natalia Belova, Petr Gromov, Sergei Malyshev, Wei He, Anastasiia Lodochnikova, Ilya Tarasevich, Irina Streletskaya, Marina Leibman

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: ground ice, dissolved organic matter, excitation-emission matrix fluorimetry, biogeochemical cycling, greenhouse gas emission

Online: 14 December 2023 (11:29:10 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.1602.v1

Comparative Study of Deterioration in Built Heritage in a Coastal Area: Barbanza Peninsula (Galicia, NW of Spain)

Ana C. Hernández, Jorge Sanjurjo-Sánchez, Carlos Alves, Carlos A. M. Figueiredo

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: weathering; granite; built heritage; decay; salts; biological colonization.

Online: 25 September 2023 (13:05:26 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.0545.v1

Physical and Mechanical Properties and Damage Mechanism of Sandstone at High-Temperature

Yadong Zheng, Lianying Zhang, Peng Wu, Xiaoqian Guo, Ming Li, Fuqiang Zhu

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: sandstone; high-temperature; heating rate; physical and mechanical properties; acoustic emission; macroscopic de-structive characteristic; microscopic morphology

Online: 9 November 2023 (07:19:03 CET)

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The physical and mechanical properties of rocks will change significantly after being subjected to high temperatures, which poses safety hazards to underground projects such as coal underground gasification. In order to investigate the effect of temperature on the macroscopic and microscopic properties of rocks, this paper has taken sandstone as the research object and conducted uniaxial compression tests on sandstone specimens at different temperatures (20-1000 ℃) and different heating rates (5-30 ℃/min) at 1200 ℃. At the same time, the acoustic emission (AE) test system was used to observe the acoustic emission characteristics of the rock damage process, and the microstructural changes after high temperature were analyzed with the help of a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The test results show that the effect of temperature on sandstone is mainly divided into three stages: Ⅰ (20-500 ℃) stage is the strengthening zone, the evaporation of water and the contraction of primary fissures, sandstone densification is enhanced. Specifically, the compressive strength and elastic modulus increase, the macroscopic damage mode is dominated by shear damage, and the fracture micro-morphology is mainly brittle fracture. Stage II (500-600°C) is the transition zone, 500°C is the threshold temperature for compressive strength and modulus of elasticity, and the damage mode changes from shear to cleavage damage, and the sandstone undergoes brittle-ductile transition in this temperature interval. Stage III is the physicochemical deterioration stage. The changes in physical and chemical properties make the sandstone compressive strength and modulus of elasticity continue to decline, the macroscopic damage mode is mainly dominated by cleavage damage, and the fracture microscopic morphology is more toughness fracture. The effect of different heating rates on the mechanical properties of sandstone was further studied, and it was found that the mechanical properties of the rock were more deteriorated under higher heating rates.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.0241.v1

Investigation on the Influence Area of Excavation of Double-Line Highway Tunnel Underpass Existing Railway Tunnel

Yifan Li, Changfu Huang, Hongjian Lu, Chao Mou

Subject: Environmental And Earth Sciences, Other Keywords: double-line highway tunnel; oblique passing under; area of influence; numerical simulation; tunnel dynamic and static loads

Online: 5 December 2023 (14:13:34 CET)

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